Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Groundwater Around an Exposed Dumpsite in Southwestern Nigeria
Open Access
- 1 December 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Environmental Health Perspectives in Journal of Health and Pollution
- Vol. 9 (24) , 191210
Abstract
Groundwater quality can be poor in Nigeria due to indiscriminate refuse dumping. Exposed dumps serve as point source pollution that discharge potentially toxic heavy metals into the environment.The present research aimed to assess the impact of metal ...Keywords
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